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A place for married professionals to get advice, swap stories and trade tips for wedded bliss. Dish about everything from work wives and house husbands to divorcées and DINKs. Share what works, what doesn’t and how you balance it all.
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My husband and I got married later in life. I'm 42 and he's 50. Neither of us have kids and even though he won't admit it, I think he likes it that way. I just found out that I'm pregn… more

How often do you feel happy?

I am looking for genuine family/criminal court lawyer in pune my divorce case is on from last one year not settling down due to mutiple issues...pls share some trustworthy contacts who is best to reso… more

Anybody else having problems in the bedroom? I'm 28F and he's 35M and he's got a lot less stamina than I expected. He used to be able to do it twice a night, now he can barely do it once. … more

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I’m at a low point in my marriage, the lowest thus far after being married for 1 year. Every time I have a moment to myself I feel like crying. I am overwhelmed with anxiety and stress because of how … more

I'm not this bad, but getting very close lol. I'm definitely a passenger princess at this point. Who else 👀

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I started playing in a golf league without my spouse this summer. Someone from the league has asked me to have drinks with them solo more than once. We all have each other's numbers, and now they&… more

What is the most cherished wedding gift you received?

I was barely able to financially pull off a wedding and by the end didn’t feel like I had money for little things like a guest book. My friend sur… more

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If you had to boil down disagreements with your spouse to one word, what would it be? And how do you both work to address the issue?

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My wife always wants to go on runs together. I like running by myself. We both work from home so it’s one of the few opportunities I have to be alone outside of the house. My wife gets upset when I co… more

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I'm married but want to have an affair to keep things spiced up.
Is it wrong?

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I love my wife, we have 2 kids together, been married almost 10. I have never slept with another person besides for her. We have fun in bed. There are times when I want to try it with someone else (fe… more

What's the secret to a happy marriage? My take: humor. A couple that laughs together, stays together.

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I'm trying to hook up with my friend's mom (51F). She's gotten divorced and hasn't been in a relationship for 2+ years. We're already pretty close, but it's more casual. Can y&… more

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33F, learned that I probably can’t have kids. I’ve been in a relationship for a couple years and it’s going really well but I know my partner wants to have kids. And he still wants to get married late… more

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I'm insomniac since i was 6 years old and my parents are well aware. I'm married for last 3.5 years and blessed with a 1 YO baby boy.

I take small naps around 6am and my wife (… more

My wife is pissed at me and coming home in an hour. Should I pour a drink or do housework?

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Are there couples who never fight/argue? Relationship is a bed of roses and are in perfect sync with each other.

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My husband is on a weight loss drug not covered by insurance. Right now, he is using an HSA. We need to save for a down payment for a larger house and have a kid on the way. We will likely have to sel… more

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How do you know if your spouse is cheating on you or not ? Are there any red flags to notice ?

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How can I keep my MIL from asking me about if I'm having more kids without making her feel bad? I know she doesn't mean anything by it but I'm also tired of the fixation on it. Just need a… more

Do you and your spouse formally divvy up chores? Things in our house are getting out of hand and we're trying to figure out if this is a better strategy. Than us both scrambling all the time.

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Difficult question - Do some women think having gone through childbirth and raising a baby give them carte blanche to treat their husbands badly? I am sure as men we can never understand but it seems … more

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How okay is it to have a second kid for a working couple, nuclear set up family, in one of the metros in India? What is in store in life for 2 people trying to balance family and careers? How do you … more

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My wife has begun to talk on her cell phone with speakerphone on a few inches from her face. I have always found this to be low class and/or low IQ behavior!

This feels like I married someone who suddenly started … more

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My partner wants children and I have recently realized that I don’t. My partner is undiagnosed AHDH and I fear that I will end up having to be the sole adult to both them and children. I’ve spoken with a few frie… more

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And that's exactly what I got! My husband and I are both odd from the outside looking in, but we are each other's cup of tea and that's all that matters. Who else married a weirdo? 😌

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Your wife leaves for 48 hours on a business trip. It’s time to get a little crazy. What are you… ordering for DINNER?! 🤤🤤

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Say you've been married for 10 years and your husband suggests binge watching an animated sci-fi series for Valentine's Day. How would you react to that?

What do you think of women proposing? I'm undecided about it, I feel like the guy has to be more invested for the relationship to work, and that is part of showing it. But I also think its really cool that women can confidently take control of their future like that.

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My wife and I are talking about starting a family next year. How did your marriage change after kids? Give me the good and the bad.

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Anyone here indulged in extra marital ? am thinking to go ahead with one. I have my reasons. Jus checking if how things had been for you

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How do you and your spouse find time for each other? I feel like my days and weeks are out of my control between work and kids and chores and family commitments. We can't even seem to make it to a… more

Married for 15 years two kids , first gen immigrants to usa . We have a successful and comfortable life but now that the focus on making it here is behind us I have started to connect dots and realiz… more

Dating is so important in a marriage! I hope you all are making time for romance and quality time in your week, it makes such a huge difference.

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Been married for 4 years. We’ve been having issues and we were in therapy until last week. Husband filed for divorce and he’d been hyping me up about a suprise 4-year anniversary for a week straight l… more

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My husband and I have been together 15 years, married 7. We both come from toxic families with lots of trauma. The first years of our relationship we were 18 and 19, and very toxic, both of us. As we … more

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